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Cash, Childhood, and the Real Value of Money: Why Physical Cash Is Essential for Financial Skills

This episode unpacks a question that rarely makes headlines but shapes every life: how do we learn what money really means?

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Cash, Childhood, and the Real Value of Money: Why Physical Cash Is Essential for Financial Skills
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Cash Is the First Teacher of Money: What the White Paper Reveals About Financial Literacy Today

The new Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions White Paper opens with a stark reminder...

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Cash Is the First Teacher of Money: What the White Paper Reveals About Financial Literacy Today
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Measuring What Really Matters: Inside the Compound Cash Value Index

Across governments, central banks, and financial institutions, debates about payment systems often revolve around cost, efficiency, and convenience. Yet these categories capture only a fraction of cash’s real value.

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Measuring What Really Matters: Inside the Compound Cash Value Index

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Cash Is A Strategic National Asset
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Cash Is A Strategic National Asset

In 2025, crises did what innovation optimism could not: they forced governments to confront the fragility of digital-only …

Cash, Childhood, and the Real Value of Money: Why Physical Cash Is Essential for Financial Skills
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Dec 2025
Cash, Childhood, and the Real Value of Money: Why Physical Cash Is Essential for Financial Skills

This episode unpacks a question that rarely makes headlines but shapes every life: how do we learn what …

Why 79% of Canadians Refuse to Go Cashless
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Nov 2025
Why 79% of Canadians Refuse to Go Cashless

In this episode, we unpack new findings from the Bank of Canada’s 2024 Methods-of-Payment Survey—evidence that cash remains …

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22%

Cash is used for 22% of POS payments in Chile

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Farm fresh cash transaction in Chile

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Cash is used for 32% of POS payments in Poland

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Euro banknotes in wallet - Poland cash usage
ATM withdrawal - Cash usage in Norway

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Cash is used for 09% of POS payments in Norway

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Cash is used for 33% of POS payments in Spain

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Cash transaction during power outage in Madrid, Spain

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Cashless Systems Accelerate Inequality
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Cashless Systems Accelerate Inequality
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Cash as a Lifelong Teacher: Why Banknotes Still Matter
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Cash as a Lifelong Teacher: Why Banknotes Still Matter
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Why Cash Underpins Security, Freedom, and Social Stability
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Why Cash Underpins Security, Freedom, and Social Stability
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